Son Volt at Rhythm and Brews on Saturday

Son Volt will be in Chattanooga on Valentine's Saturday at Rhythm & Brews for a romantic night, full of songs of desperation, alienation, loneliness and lost hope.

Definitely sounds like a great Valentine's show to me.

Jay Farrar and company are touring the East Coast and Midwest all February, as they get ready to release their sixth album in May. This record is the follow up to 2007's The Search, which featured one of my favorite songs of all time "Methamphetamine", as well as "Slow Hearse", "Beacon Soul" and "The Picture" showcasing a horn section- a vast departure from the storied Son Volt sound. Hopefully, we will be able to get a sneak peak, or some inside info on the new record. We'll keep you updated...

If you miss the show in Chatty this weekend because of the commercial holiday, you have another chance to catch them in Asheville at the Orange Peel on Tuesday. I suggest going to both shows, both just an hour and a half away, as they have never let me down in the handful of times that I have seen them.

Moz-nation

Morrissey tickets are now on sale here for his Monday, March 9th show at the Orange Peel in Asheville, NC. These will go fast, so get them now while you can.

From Lost Highway Records: Years of Refusal will be available in the U.S.via CD & LP February 17, 2009.

Tracklisting:

1. Something Is Squeezing My Skull

2. Mama Lay Softly On The Riverbed

3. Black Cloud

4. I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris

5. All You Need Is Me

6. When Last I Spoke To Carol

7. That's How People Grow Up

8. One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell

9. It's Not Your Birthday Anymore

10. You Were Good In Your Time

11. Sorry Doesn't Help

12. I'm OK By Myself

The Deluxe Edition will feature a collection of televised performances, previously unreleased music videos and an interview with Russell Brand (apparently 2008's Johnny come lately).

Preview #5 and 7 on Moz-space. Non-Morrissey fans may dig these a little more than some of his solo records, and definitely alot more than his earlier work, as these new songs are more rocking and less crooning/crying, and they don't have Johnny Marr on them.

Conversely, some of the old school fans may not dig this because these new songs are more rocking and less crooning/crying, and they don't have Johnny Marr on them.

The Return of Moz

Along with the announcement on his Myspace last week that:

'Years of Refusal' will be released on 16th February 2009 on Decca/Polydor, preceded by the single 'I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris' one week prior. The single will be supported by two new songs 'Because Of My Poor Education' and 'Shame Is The Name', the latter featuring additional vocals by Chrissie Hynde.

Morrissey will make a stop at the Orange Peel in Asheville on Monday, March 9th in support of Years of Refusal. Tickets go on sale on Friday, December 19th at Noon here. Tickets are $40 in advance. Eli "Paperboy" Reed will open the show.

If you missed last summer's Moz show at the Tennessee Theatre, you missed out. Don't miss this opportunity to see the Pope of Mope, especially up close and personal in a club setting.

Years of Refusal is Moz's follow up to 2006's Ringleader of the Tormentors, and will be out in the US on February 17th, not the 16th as it will be in the UK.